At one time or another, every CFO encounters the need to raise (or save) cashU.S. federal banknotes; one of ICON's financial options. – quickly. An innovative place to look is within the company's receivables. Unfortunately, most customers these days are seeking to extend payment terms, not accelerate them.

With these opposing forces at work, corporate barterThe creation of value by exchanging a client's unwanted or undervalued asset for the promise to purchase over a period of time from the corporate-barter company a defined set of goods and/or services, called fulfillment. (Sometimes mistakenly referred to as Corporate Trade.) can present a creative scenario to generate value.

Allowing ICON to purchase a portfolio of receivables grants the client the opportunity to either increase cashU.S. federal banknotes; one of ICON's financial options. flow (through a cash-acquisition transaction) or reduce cash outlay (through a trade-credit transaction).

Here is an example of how ICON has turned receivables into value...